General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

70.5 cm

Width

56.0 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Treasury US

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

Period

1890'S

Canada

HERALD BROS. WAS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY FORMED BY DANIEL HERALD'S SONS AFTER HE DIED IN 1890. IT WAS IN BUSINESS UNTIL 1899 WHEN IT BECAME THE RICE LAKE CANOE CO. DANIEL HERALD WAS ONE OF THE EARLY BUILDERS OF THE "CANADIAN CANOE" & DESIGNER OF THE "HERALD PATENT" MOULD FOR CEDAR CANOE CONSTRUCTION.

Function

USED TO HONOUR THE HERALD BROS. CO. FOR THEIR SKILL IN MAKING BASSWOOD AND CEDAR CANOES AND PADDLES IN 1893

Technical

COMMENDS THE TECHNICAL SKILLS OF A SMALL BOAT BUILDING COMPANY IN THE 1890'S

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTING READS IN PART: 'THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/.../ THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN COMMISSION/ AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION HELD IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS, IN THE YEAR 1893,/.../ HERALD BROTHERS, CANADA./ GORE'S LANDING, ONTARIO./ Exhibit: Three Basswood Canoes, Three Cedar Canoes/ AWARD/ For Basswood and Cedar Canoes and Paddles, well made and finished,/ dainty, and fitted for pleasure./.../ WILL H LOW INV. ET DEL/ ENGRAVED AND PRINTED BY THE BUREAU OF/ ENGRAVING AND PRINTING U.S. TREASURY DEPT/ CHAS SCHLECT SCULP'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BACK: 'Jane[?] Gillard Cobourg 1978'

Missing

EDGES OF CERTIFICATE TORN AND PARTS MISSING

Finish

CREAM BACKGROUND WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

DRAWINGS OF CLASSICAL FIGURES IN A BOAT AT BOTTOM OF CERTIFICATE WITH OTHER FIGURES IN FRONT OF CITY SCAPE AT TOP.